Best Savage of all time.

opti · Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 5:14 pm Post subject:

the ranger gets my vote ,a true classic

fish475 · Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 10:50 pm Post subject:

Re launching the post.

With my old Savage Commander 18 footer from the seventies which was sold some years ago.

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Cheers Garry

fish475 · Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 11:08 pm Post subject:

Me thinks if you helm one of these ol classics, you should wear an Old Greek Captains hat and have a couple of woman onboard.
Every advertising brochure of the era for boats 21ft and under built from the Mason st Newport factory had such in the photos.

Garry

death_adder · Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 9:25 am Post subject:

yeah i always have heaps of women on board, well guys that squel when they get spiked by a pinkie

. Im currently working on a savage tasman just wondering is there anywhere I can actually get the structual plans/papers for the older boats?

glastronomic · Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 11:59 am Post subject:

http://youtu.be/ba_kvI88OHw
The good old boat still ploughing on in all sorts of sea conditions.

fish475 · Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 12:40 pm Post subject:

Whilst I had the 18ft Commander, The hardtop Bluefin was my absolute favourite for it's time.
Just looking at the 14' 3" Envoy Fisherman original brochure which I have as well. No woman on board ?, but the two blokes in the boat are drinking a can of beer each.

Ah the days when you had an elected Barman on board and his job was to ensure ample cold supplies for the whole trip. If someone has an empty can in hand, barman would be replaced or sacked.
Then at the end of the day you went back to the ramp and drove the rigg home.
Usually the cans on board were Carlton Draught Tubes too.

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From the Albury/Wodonga Region
Where the Mighty Murray departs the Mountain Country

Cheers Garry

bear1 · Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 4:47 pm Post subject:

Good topic and great info - but the news is that I'm working on Cruisecraft history at the moment! Any Cruisecraft Classics out there?

I'll start another thread.

Incidentally, I always loved the Savage Marlin but the good old Escort was a wonderful runabout as was the Ensign. I must have sold a bloody thousand old Tasman's in my day, and sold my own brother an Atlantic with a 105 Chrysler that went forever!
- Yes - I do like my brother!

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glastronomic · Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 6:50 pm Post subject:

http://youtu.be/lapnWW98A7E
last week on yet another deep water fishing trip in the ever lasting Bluefin and the 165HP IL Mercruiser, which keeps on going on.

One brochure image I have.

fish475 · Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 9:45 pm Post subject: Re:

The Ensign and that Greek Captains Hat surfaces again with the woman onboard. Heaps of fishing room for lovelys onboard.

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Where the Mighty Murray departs the Mountain Country

Cheers Garry

bloke&tackle · Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 11:59 pm Post subject:

Gotta get me one of them hats, still works for Heff and he's 170 years old.